Historically, the term Métis referred to the children of French fur traders and their Cree wives on the Prairies, of English and Scottish traders and Dene women in the North, and of Inuit and British [..]

A French term meaning "mixed blood" that is used in Canada to refer to people whose ancestry is a mix of Plains Indian and French Canadian or Scottish.

People of First Nations and European descent. Their culture thrives from the diversity of their ancestry, which includes Scottish, French, Ojibwa and Cree.

 French term meaning "mixed blood." The Canadian Constitution recognizes Métis people as one of the three Aboriginal Peoples. The term is used broadly to describe people with mixed First Nat [..]

Métis refers to a person who is of mixed First Nation and European ancestry. The Métis Nation Governing Members have formalized a national citizenship definition that is defined as a person who self-i [..]

Today, the term is used broadly to describe people with mixed First Nations and European ancestry who identify themselves as Métis, distinct from Indian people, Inuit, or non-Aboriginal people (Métis [..]

The name used in Canada and some parts of the northern United States to described people of mixed North American Indian-European descent. Although mixed marriages occurred throughout much of the early [..]

This is the French word for "mixed blood". The Constitution Act of 1982 recognizes Métis as one of the three Aboriginal Peoples. Historically, the term Métis applied to the children of French fur traders and Cree women in the Prairies, of English and Scottish traders, and Dene women in the north, and Inuit and British in Newfoundland and [..]